Chapter 24

"Finally!" she heard the voice say.

"What are you doing here?" She scanned her environment to make sure Martha wasn't lurking around.

"Waiting for you of course. I saw you hurry down the roadside. What's in your hand?"

"I don't have time. I have to go," she walked away only to be followed. "What are you doing?"

"Following you," he nonchalantly stated the obvious. "I want to know where you live, why you left that way, and what is wrong with you?"

He already knew what was wrong with her as far as health was concerned so she presumed the question had to do with her behavior. Her decision. He already made it clear to her that he didn't see her the way she saw him. Action speaks louder than words, they say. What else did he want or better still, what will he gain from saving a life which wasn't cherished?

"You see, that's why I said I do not have time," she examined her surroundings again. "I haven't denied explaining to you but now's just not right. Go back. I'll see you in the even